The Taylor Road Messenger

Website: http://www.fultonschools.org/taylorroadms
Location: 5150 Taylor Road, Johns Creek, GA, United States
Phone: (470) 254-7090
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TRMSOfficialPage/?ti=as
X(formerly Twitter): @Proud_Tigers

Instagram: @taylorroadms

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LINK to this week's Etc (the TRMS Supplemental Newsletter with information about activities and opportunities for students, including TRMS clubs, Jr. Cougar sports, etc.)

NEW this week: Unified Tigers Club, Jr. Cougars Football Announcement, Jr. Cougars Basketball, Updated Science Olympiad Information & Tryouts, Camp MAGIK. Also, the Club List is now LIVE!

Please submit information for this newsletter by the Thursday before the week in which you want it to appear.

September 5 - 9: Biz Town Field Trip for 6th graders

September 6: Student Forum/Be The Voice Spirit Day -- Football Theme: Wear something to support your favorite team!

September 13: School Governance Council, Media Center, 7:30 AM

September 13: Soccer Game @ Crabapple MS, 5:30 PM

September 17: School Picture Day

September 18: Kristin McCabe Community Meeting, Ocee ES, 9:30 AM

September 18: Soccer Game v. Northwestern, TRMS Field, 5:30 PM

September 18: No Homework Night

September 18 - October 23: Jr. Beta Club Food Drive for Backpack of Love

September 20: PTA Spirit Night

September 20: Soccer Game @ Hopewell MS, 5:30 PM

September 24 & 25: 7th Grade MAP Testing – Math

September 25: Soccer Game @ Elkins Pointe MS, 5:30 PM

September 27: Soccer Game v. Webb Bridge MS, TRMS Field, 5:30 PM

September 27: PTA Hosts Honor Roll Recognition during 7th and 8th grade lunch

Please use THIS LINK to provide a shout-out to a staff member who deserves a pat on the back!

Ms. Massey: Ms. Massey is being proactive in assisting my student with better time management. I appreciate her very much.

Ms. Harris Phillips: Ms. Harris, thank you for believing in the kids in your class and always focusing on their strengths! You call your students scholars and talked about how everyone of them brings positivity during curriculum night. I am sure they will shine in your guidance.

TRMS is focusing on digital citizenship in the month of September. Teachers are completing digital citizenship trainings and webinars. Students will be participating in digital citizenship lessons from Common Sense Media on topics such as cyberbullying, digital footprint and identity, AI, and news and media literacy. Please check out the Common Sense Media Website and the items below for some parent resources on digital citizenship.

Help Kids Balance Their Media Lives

Parenting in the Digital Age Video

Family Tech Planners

The TRMS Media Center is looking for parent volunteers to help with shelving books. We need 1-2 parents for 30-60 minutes once a week to help us shelve books. Time of day is flexible, but mid-morning and late afternoon are preferable. Please contact Ms. Alarcon alarcon@fultonschools.org if you are interested in helping the media center.

According to the CDC, suicide is among the leading causes of death for people ages 10-66 and is the second leading cause of death for young people ages 10-14. Despite being a leading cause of death, suicide it is preventable. During this month, our school will be drawing attention to the problem of suicide and advocating the prevention of this tragedy. We encourage our students and families to participate in Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. School Counselors and School Social Worker will be sharing resources and activities (such as our SOS Signs of Suicide Program) throughout September to bring awareness to suicide prevention. The awareness generated this month has the potential to have an enormous impact on our school community, even the chance to save a life.

Thank you for supporting this initiative and continuing the conversation at home with your students.

TEXT 4 HELP | 24/7 | Safe, Free & Confidential | 1-844-201-9946

NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE | Dial 988 www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org

SAMHSA NATIONAL HELPLINE 1-800-662-HELP (4357)

Please use the following link for more resources- Office of Student Supports / Suicide Prevention and Awareness (fultonschools.org)

The Student Success Skills Inventory is used to measure student growth across Student Success Skill standards as a result of Rethink Ed lessons. Students will complete the 15-20 item pre-inventory between August 26, 2024 - September 13, 2024. The post-inventory will take place between April 14, 2025 - April 25, 2025. It takes about 15 minutes to complete. The inventory is pushed out to students using the Illuminate platform. Parents can choose to opt their student out of the inventory. To opt out, parents must submit a written request to opt out to the school principal.

TRMS Students will be using Canvas for on-line resources for their courses this year. You can learn more by visiting Canvas LMS - Fulton Schools.

Link to Document

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Taylor Road Middle School Facebook Page

On Instagram: @taylorroadms

School Counselor Office Hours

• By appointment during the school day
• Afternoon hours 3:45-4:05pm

Graduation Coach and Social Worker Office Hours

• By appointment during the school day
• Afternoon hours 3:45-4:05pm

Welcome Message from School Counselors:

In the month of August, our school counselors are excited to welcome all students, especially or new students and families. We will be starting with our Counselor Introduction presentations. Additionally, we are hosting a New Student group this month to give a warm welcome to all new students.

If any students are in need of school supplies, please reach out to any school counselor. Thanks to a generous donation from the John's Creek Rotary Club, we have backpacks and school supplies available.

Looking forward to a great school year!

Best Regards,

TRMS Counseling Team

Any Student Health plan Forms that require Physician and Parent signatures (Diabetes, Allergy, Asthma, etc…..) which are required for this school year(2024-2025) can be found at this link.

Academic Excellence Donation 24-25

These generous voluntary donations will be used exclusively to purchase academic programs or supplies to support student learning or to purchase learning opportunities for our Teachers to enhance their ability to educate our students. Please enter any amount that you are comfortable donating. Thank you for supporting Taylor Road Middle School.

TRMS Staff Recognition Donation 24-25

Donation to be used by TRMS specifically for Staff recognition and awards. Any amount you wish to donate will be appreciated. Thank you for your support of our Taylor Road Middle School teachers.

Publix, and Kroger offer community partnership programs that give us an opportunity to earn money for our school with every purchase. These are fantastic fundraising opportunities, and we encourage staff, parents, other family members, and friends to participate.

For more information click here.

In an on-going effort to continue to provide the best school environment possible for our TRMS family, we have set up links for students and parents to share good news and/or concerns about what is going on at TRMS. See the link below to the page on our website to access each form.

LINK TO CONCERNS/FEEDBACK PAGE

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